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08056

ZIP 08056 is Mickleton, New Jersey, in Gloucester County; area code 856; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gloucester
Population
5,434
Coordinates
39.7837, -75.2553
☼ Live from 08056 — Mickleton, NJ

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Where 08056 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08056
  • 🔢 Type 08056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08055 (Medford, NJ, 24 mi away) and 08057 (Moorestown, NJ, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08056 becomes 65080 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tebbetts, MO, 898 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00685, 05068, 05086, 05680, 05860, 06058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85060 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,073 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 87%.
  • 🎯1,234 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08056 and you would come out at 39.78°S, 104.74°E — 824 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 9.1 square miles of land, 08056 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,434This ZIP5,434
Households1,760This ZIP1,760
Housing units1,760This ZIP1,760
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$171,389This ZIP$171,389New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$473,400This ZIP$473,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher55.9%This ZIP55.9%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density596.9 / sq miThis ZIP596.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees725This ZIP725
Annual payroll$51,431,000This ZIP$51,431,000
Tax returns filed2,330This ZIP2,330
Total adjusted gross income$380,252,000This ZIP$380,252,000

Land area

Land area9.10 sq miThis ZIP9.10 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 08056

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 08056

ZIPCityDistance
08020 Clarksboro, NJ 1.9 mi
08061 Mount Royal, NJ 2.9 mi
08027 Gibbstown, NJ 3.7 mi
08066 Paulsboro, NJ 3.7 mi
08051 Mantua, NJ 4.2 mi
08085 Swedesboro, NJ 4.5 mi
08062 Mullica Hill, NJ 5.0 mi
08090 Wenonah, NJ 5.8 mi
19029 Essington, PA 5.8 mi
08097 Woodbury Heights, NJ 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08056?

08056 is in Mickleton, New Jersey, in Gloucester County, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7837, -75.2553.

What county is 08056 in?

08056 lies in Gloucester County.

What area code is 08056?

Mickleton uses area code 856, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08056 in?

08056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08056?

About 5,434 people live in ZIP code 08056, in 1,760 households, at 596.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 08056?

$171,389 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08056?

The closest are 08020 (1.9 mi), 08061 (2.9 mi), 08027 (3.7 mi), 08066 (3.7 mi) and 08051 (4.2 mi).

Is 08056 a PO Box ZIP code?

08056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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